See how you can save time by copying existing operations as the starting point for additional cut operations.
- [Instructor] Now that we've completed…the internal operations of cutting this part out,…we have one last step and that's to run the contour…around to cut this part out of the stock.…If you remember, we've already done this once…with the base plate and we'll actually do it a couple…of more times with the next couple parts.…There is a shortcut we can use.…Since we've already configured an operation…to do exactly what we want in the base plate,…we can copy that operation from one setup to the next…to save time.…You'll see here with the 2D contour selected…in the base plate, I see three tool paths…with triangular angles from the tabs…and that's exactly what we want on this operation.…
We just want it to be looking…at a different coordinate system when it runs.…To do that, we can right-click on the 2D contour…under the Base Plate and select Copy…and then right-click on the End Plate…and select Paste.…By doing that, you'll see we now have the 2D contour…in here, but if we select it,…it stills thinks it's cutting on the base plate…
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3/29/2018- Exploring the CAM environment
- Creating a CAM setup
- Making cuts in 2D
- Simulating operations
- Roughing out 3D models
- 3D finishing
- Copying
- Exporting G-code
Skill Level Intermediate
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Welcome
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Welcome41s
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1. Introduction
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2. CAM Environment and Setup
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Loading Fusion data2m 28s
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Preparing the Tool Library2m 56s
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Customizing a tool1m 57s
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Creating named views2m 27s
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3. Create the Base Plate
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Creating a CAM setup4m 12s
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Making pocket cuts7m 5s
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Simulating an operation5m 5s
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Cutting 2D contours4m 29s
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Working with tabs5m 58s
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4. Create the End Plate
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Working with multiple setups2m 50s
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3D pocket roughing4m 48s
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3D finishing5m 20s
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Creating closed pockets5m 6s
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5. Creating the Middle Plate
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2D contour with custom tabs4m 10s
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6. Creating the Handle
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Copy entire setup4m 42s
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7. Post-Processing
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Conclusion
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Next steps22s
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